Life and Death

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Chinese: 死活 (si3 huo2) [1]
Japanese: 死活 (shikatsu) [1]
Korean: 사활; 死活 (sahwal) [1]

Life and death is an important part of Go. If you can keep your groups alive, or are able to kill those of your opponent, it will make a large difference to your game. Here are some pages which deal with this subject.

Table of contents

General

Conventions

Techniques

Corner Shapes

(For a diagrammed index, see Corner Shapes or Common Corner Shapes page)

Open Formations

Four Spaces Eyespace

Six Spaces Eyespace

Seven Spaces Eyespace

Eight Spaces Eyespace

Other Corner Positions

Side Shapes

(For a diagrammed index, see Side Shapes page)

Exercises

Life & Death Exercises on SL

Life & Death Exercises Elsewhere

Books & Essays

Advice


[1] Note that the Chinese, Japanese and Korean names translate as "death (and) life", not "life and death".


Life and Death last edited by hnishy on June 18, 2024 - 06:39
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